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Thursday, August 29, 2013

As most of you know I am a college student with a full time job, today I am going to focus on the classes I go to on Thursdays, because on Tuesdays and Wednesdays when I work until 7am I have a WHOLE new list of ways to survive.

This is basically how my morning goes.

Yes those are 3 of the actual alarms on my alarm clock, I have a total of 6 set for the mornings.

I wake up, go into the bathroom and wash my face and brush my teeth. Then I toss on my Skin79 BB Cream in VIP Gold, do my eyebrows and usually use a Revlon Balm stain.

I also don’t eat breakfast, I know that I should but I usually don’t leave myself enough time to make food, so breakfast comes in the form of a Luna Bar usually the Lemon One

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Wednesday, August 14, 2013

I am probably the only person on the face of the planet that looks forward to going back to school.

I figured I would give you guys a few of my tips that I learned over my past few years.

I have never stayed in a dorm so I don’t have dorm/roommate advice; but here are a few things I’ve learned.

If you are not a morning person don’t take an 8 am class. Most professors are not morning people and depend on the students to help keep them awake. I have gotten away with it by scheduling my 8 am classes on days I work 3rd shift, but that also makes me SUPER tired.

If you don’t buy a parking permit, be prepared to walk. Finding parking in the free lots can be a MAJOR pain, sometimes that extra 90 (for me) dollars to get the parking in the garage is worth the time.

This one is really simple but I didn’t do it my first semester, pay attention to WHERE your classes are scheduled. The worst thing to realize is that you have 10 min to get all the way across the campus.

Planners are your friend. I am not an organized person and having the planner, particularly one with both a month at a glance and weekly looks. Write everything down! You won’t remember it, I promise. So write it down. I put mine in my purse, that way I always have it.

Carry your water bottle with you at all times, you will find yourself so thirsty without realizing it. It is so nice to have a bottle of cold water/tea/juice with you.

Talk to your classmates, not while the professor is teaching but before and after class. Also Talk to your professors, if you have a good relationship with them, they tend to me a little more helpful if they know you, and know that you care about the class/your grade.

Don’t buy your books before classes. I know that is not what most people think. I tend to wait until the first day of class to talk to the professor to see if we really NEED to spend 200 for that paper back book. Also look online and see if you can get it cheaper from Amazon, Half.com, Ebay, Valor Books, etc.

Take notes, they will seriously help you. I have learned things that I didn’t even realize I learned because I wrote them down while I was taking notes.

Bewitching is a book I was REALLY Interested to read, although it didn’t live completely up to my expectations I loved seeing Kendra in another book.

The start of the synopsis makes this book seem like it will be mostly about Kendra; spoiler alert it isn’t BUT I still enjoyed it immensely! Here is the synopsis:

:"”Bewitching can be a beast. . . . Once, I put a curse on a beastly and arrogant high school boy. That one turned out all right. Others didn’t. I go to a new school now—one where no one knows that I should have graduated long ago. I’m not still here because I’m stupid; I just don’t age. You see, I’m immortal. And I pretty much know everything after hundreds of years—except for when to take my powers and butt out.”

I loved Beastly and was super excited that this book would be about Kendra, unfortunately while we do get to see how she got to where she is and learn about her past a little, it is mostly about a girl named Emma and her stepsister Lissette.

I need to put it out there… Lissette is really evil! I mean how did her parents not see the things she was doing/way she was treating Emma is beyond me.

throughout the story of Emma and Lissette little chapters about Kendra pop up, they really don’t mix well with the story other than to provide backstory, and insight into Kendra, they are little fairy tales, like The Mermaid, Princess and the Pea, and Hansel and Gretel.

This is at heart though a retelling on Cinderella, only it’s a little twisted in the way of what if the stepsister wasn’t wicked, just manipulated?

Bewitched really makes you want to keep reading, I wanted to see how Emma’s Life turned out and the tiny cameo from Beastly made me smile. I really hope that we get an ACTUAL Kendra story soon!!!

Dr Jart+ Ceramindin Cream… WOW this stuff was great, smelt blah but I put it on and my face was super smooth and soft, I wish they had sent a bigger sample so I could see if it would have broken me out but I am SERIOSULY considering splurging on this one!

Tiny oil sample, did nice in my hair not enough for me to really test it though, smelled REALLY good

Model Co Lipstick in a pretty neutral pink shade. I liked it and plan on getting both of the sets!

Thursday, August 08, 2013

Of Poseidon By Anna Banks, I really enjoyed this book, 4 out of 5 stars for me.

I do feel the need to point out that Ms. Banks should have done a LITTLE more mythology research because she claims Poseidon and Triton are brothers. As a mythology buff I know that Triton is actually the SON of Poseidon and Amphitrite. That would not have worked well in her story, BUT it is what the real relationship is.

First off Yes, I picked this book up because of the Cover. Can we say pretty??

This book starts off with a huge bang, before the end of the first chapter I’d met the hero and his sister, the Heroine and saw the heroine’s best friend die in front of her.

I think more female leads need to be like Emma, she is spunky fiery, stubborn and not afraid to speak her mind in the least. She is determined not to just sit there and take it like some female leads nowadays.

On the other hand Galen is the typical male lead, he instantly falls in love with her, has to have her, even though it could mean the death of his entire race, and is overbearing, possessive, and obsessive.

One thing I did NOT like was the way the side story of Toraf and Rayanna. I did not like the way the Syrena as they are called married her with out her even being there and then she couldn’t even argue about it because well girls don’t get a say. Plus on top of that even though she doesn’t want to be married to Toraf as soon as he kisses another girl she is good with being married??

I loved how Anna Banks combined her mythology (even though some of it was wrong) and the search for Emma’s heritage really made the story for me. I am looking forward to book 2!

Have you read OF Poseidon? Is it on your to be read list? What did you think I would love to know!!

I was recently able to try a new product thanks to Influenster. If you don’t know what Influenster is it is a review company that sends out products randomly for people to try out! If you want an invite leave me a comment below and I will send you one!

I got accepted into their Lifeway Program and I got a free coupon to try Lifeway Keifer, which all the local Kroger’s in my area carry!! What is Lifeway Keifer?? Well it is delicious that is what! Directly from their webpage Lifeway.net

“Like all good missions, ours is simply expressed: We’re here to provide the best in probiotic and nutritious foods. We’re here to improve the health of our customers. And we’re here to leave the world a better place than we found it. On a lighter note, we’re also here to change the meaning of the word delicious, and to have a little fun along the way. You with us? Good, very good.”

So what did I get with my free coupon?? Well here is a hint.

Yes, I have been DYING of heat lately so when I saw that Lifeway Keifer had FROZEN yogurt I knew that was what I needed to try!

I got their Tart and Tangy Mango Frozen Keifer

It is Delicious! It is sweet but not to sweet and so freaking light I could have eaten half of the container in one sitting! I think everyone should give this a try. I plan on trying more of the frozen flavors and they have drinkable flavors too!!